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without their consent, tie English Commanders, al, I cp.nnot crimpromise myself. For these ,reasons, 1 shall suspend my attack, until I have dispatched those two expresses,"avail ing myself however of the intermediate time to pre p4i e other means for the attack. N , lthing opposes the individual esteem entertain 'ed for your Excellency, - by your faithful Servant, (Signed) - THOMAS . MORLA. Cadiz, June I,li-1808. • MAILS. . • • ARRIVED —zlin.-3 Watereard. Dtie—t Gottenburgh, • a Dublin, 3 Waterford. I'RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCIC. CMSOIS(ape: ing Omnium - - • 3 F E SUN. SOLIZA, QUIS DICIRL I ALSUM AUDZAT ? L 0 ND 0 IV, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1808. MOST IMPORTANT AND GLORIOUS IN- TELLIGENCE FROM SPAIN. I ESTER D AY evening a Spanish Gentleman, a Mem- ber of the Junta at Oviedo, arrived in Town, accom- panied by Lieut. LEECH. He left Oviedo on the 2d inst. and has brought accounts of decisive successes !laving been obtained in different parts of Spain by the Patriots over the freneh. The Oviedo Gazette' of the 2d inst. contains an official account, signed JOSEPH PALArox, of the defeat of 'the French near S;lragc , i,a, with very considerable -loss. By these Dispatches, it appears that the Provinces of Lerida, Tortosa, Seu de Urgel, Cerbera, Tgnalada, as well as others of Catalonia, and the adjaceyit Provinces of Castile, liad organized themselves under the com- maild of the Captain-General of Arragon, a man of elients and approved patriotism., The French had - entered Tudela, * had 'proceeded to Mullen and Alagon, and bad commenced a fu- TiOUS attack on Saragossa. Here, however, Spanish valour and patriotism efft,aually triumphed, tor the Enemy's Qivalry, on the 15th, welt driven back npn their Infantry, and were finally obliged to re- tire in the utmost confusion. The glorious effe& of this a&tion hid determined the resolute Patriots of Ai ragon to drive the French from every part of their Province. 7 —The inrrencln of - the French Fleet at Cadiz Lad been communicated by an cxtraordi- nary Dispatch- to Badajos, where it was received with transport on the i eth. A strong corps of the Enemy, under General MONDE, had attempted to force its way into the Province of Valencia,• but had encountered such a determined resistance, from the gallant Spaniards in that quarter, that clic French had been repulsed with 'great loss, and retreated to Cuenza, which is near the Spanish Capital. The defeat of DUPONT, which had been an- nouuccd by previous accounts at Oviedo, was con- firmed by a Courier who ,arrived at that place on the Ist inst. According to the former reports, his rear- guard had experienced great loss from the attacks of smugglers and others in the mountains : this defeat, by the last account, took place in Cordo va, and was so complete that 3000 men, •who were going to reinforce his troops, had been put to the rout; Other accounts state also, tbat at - Ochano a French corps - bad been defeated., LIunAT, it is cer- lain, bad found it necessary, in the present ominous posture of affairs, to fortify himself in the Retiero, near I`..ladr;d. The French bad succeeded, accord- to accounts from Gijon, in obtaining possdsion of St. litrdera,. haying, marched. a ciarpe- along- the- ccast ,of Gallicia. Nothing could execed the grateful fervour and ar- dent acclamations with which Sir THOMAS DYER and the Britiali Officers who, accompanied him were _•c(•ived by the Spanish Patriots; and to complete their joy, the Vessels laden with stores from this Country were in sight whenthe . Dispatches came a way. The Member of the Junta of Oviedo t;rho arrived yesterday in town left the former place on the 3d lust. and brings a full confirmation of these agree-' able tidings. The intrepid Spanish Commander PALAFOX, who commanded the Arroganese, had absolutely cut to piece 3, close td the walls of Sara- gossa, a corps of 14,000, under the• French General /31531ERES, who had been sent froin Madrid to rq- e.UCe them. General ESPILETA the Catalans, and is high in their confidence. BUONAPARTE, it is , said, is already endeavouring to shift 'the' disgrace arming from the desperate folly of hiS measuyes,opon other shoulders', and has recalled MURAT,, whOje.condu& be has strongly censured. When Sir 'ThomAs DYER arrived at Gijon, a Deputation Of the PiovisiDrial Government of Ovie.. do immediately waited on him, and treated him with every mark of respeft and gratitude. The number of ,Frenchmen already destroyed in Spain, is computed at 35,000. Madame MURAT, it is confidently said, has fallen into the hands of the Spanish Patriots, and is detained as an hostage. The report of JOSEPH BUONAPAATE'S death is not confirmed. He had aßtaally entered into Spain, on the road to Madrid, but finding the state of things, had measured his steps back again. But it is also said that BUONAPARTE himself had deemed it necessary to quit Bayonne, and was on his return to Paris. DISPATCHES nun' LORD COLLINGWOOD AND SIR C. COTTON. This morning an Officer arrived at the Admiralty with Dispatches from Lord COLLINGI.VOOD and Sir C. COTTON, and the substance of the Dispatches was soon after given. e in the following Official Bul- letin : " Admiralty-Office, July 11, 1808. " Dispatches were this mornininpeceived at this Of from Vice-Admiral Lord• COLLINGWOOD and Admiral Sir CHARLES CO o TTON, brought to Ply- mouth in the Primrose. By the former, it appears that the French' Squadron in Cadiz strilek;thsir co- lours to the'Spaniards at seven o'clock - in the inorn- ing of the 14th June, when the Spanish colours were immediately hoisted . on 'board theM. The • French Ships were not much injured, nor hits there bcen much loss on either side. " The Spanish .Admiral is one of 'the Cornmis- siohers about td,proceed to England, and the Revenge, commanded by Sir Joni,' GORE, is appointed. to bring them over. " The Dispatches from Sir CHARLES COTTON, down to the 14th of June, confirm i the reports of a general spirit of detestatidn. 6f. the .Freneh Govern ment in Portugal, in many parts of which it' has been formally abolished, and that of the. Pri nce Regent re-established. " By a Letter from Capt. CREYKE, of the Eclipse, dated Oporto, 20th June, it appears that, owing to the treachery of D'OmvEIRA, • Governor of Oporto (now confined as a Traitor), the French were en abled to re-establish their authority, which they maintained until the 16th of June, the day of Corpus Christi, when an attempt was made to carry the French Flag in the procession. This eiiraged the po- palace to suclra degree,that under the countenance of the Priests,they rose in masse, brokeopen the Depots, supped themselves with 25,090 stand of arms, a n d together with -the Regulars famed a most deter- mined and enthusiastic Army. From this moment all French authority ceased, and every man, either French or satpe6ted of being inclined , to the French interest, was arrested. " The Bishop of OPORTO is eleEted Governor. An Army of 20,000 men was sent to meet the French, who with a corps of 900 men had marched within six leagues of 01)611o :7 —The Province s T rea • Sionies, - Minh°, and the Northern Part of Beira, have risen in arrn to the ainount of 100,000 moo,' inclusive of the force in.Qporto. " Gen. SPENCER arrived off Lisbon in the Scout Brig, on the :24th of June, and after communicat ing with Sir CHARLES COTTON, returnedlto join his Forces Off Cape St. Vincent. A Dispatch has also been received from Admiral Lord GAMBIER, inclosing a Letter from Capt. DIGBY, of the Cossack, dated off St. Andero, 25th June, by which it appeats that on the 23d the French entered the place, previous to which, however, the Boats of the Cossack and the Comet s piked all the gansin _ . FOrt St. Salvador DeAno and Fort Sedra, and coat- pletely destroyed tha Magazines, with 590 whole barrels of Powder, and a quanti.ty of other Stores,---- The boats had just returned round Point De Aim, when a considerable body of French Dragoons appe:r. ed on the left?' The following Letter from. Lord MrLGRAVE was sent this day to the LORD Mayor : Admiralty' Ogce, July litlz, " MY LORD, " I have great pleasure in acquainting your Lord ship that, by a dispatch received this morning at the Admiralty from Vice Admiral Lord COLLING.. WOOD, dated'off Cadiz, the 14th of - June, it appears that the French Squadron in Cadiz struck their coloUrs . to the Spaniards at seven in the morning of that . day, when the Spanish colours were imme diately hoisted on board them. " The Spanish Admiral is about to embark for England on board the Revenge, commanded by Sir Joats Gone, as one of the Commissioners from the Council of Seville, to his, Majesty's Government. " I have the Honour to be, &c. (Signed) " MULGRAVE." " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." WE have received the following Letter from an Officer in our Fleet cruizing off the Tagus, dated June 25 :- " All the Northern Provinces of Portugal are in arths: at Oporto, Viana, Minh°, Tres Montes, &c. : thousands of persons have caught the glorious flame of Freedom, still spreading like cletttric fire, and must increase to an irresistible torrent. Skiltul leaders are wanted, and arms and ammunition.— Lisbon is held by about 10,000 men, under JUNOT, against a population highly disgusted : halt EL.:. number of Spaniards, ignobly disarmed and ini prisoned in the hulks on the River, are boiling with revenge; the .SwisS and German soldiers under - JuNuT murmur aloud, and alt is approaching to a crisis. I think 10,000 British troops could restore the Prince Regent his capital. " A Spaniard distributed some hUndred Procla mations in Lisbon, of which I send you a trans lated copy. In Spain every thing is favourable to Freedom, to Britain, and to Europe ; our Tars cheerfully resign the hope of hard dol lars, leaving them to mingle with English gui neas for humbling the Corsican Usurper. In one glorious causf.:, - Spaniards and Englishmen are, it is hoped, for ever friends. Admiration of true valour will bind the one---grati!ude for prompt assistance 'secure the other. With true ardour as an-English man, soaring. above:petty considerations, I contem plate the scene of things in this quarter of the globe as most awfully interesting to all Europe. Time fol lowing is tb,s.Proclawation alluded to INHABITANTS O 1 PORI:L . .I6AL I " The time is come to rescue your Country ! judge for yourselves whether the title of perfidious . belongs to. the French or to the English'. To the " first you owe the pillage of your 'Country—the , plunder of your Churches—the banishment of your kindred—the corruption of your morals—and the stagnation, of your trade. The latter has yielded escort to your Prince—asylum and protedlion to your destitute relatives---afforded pity and com passion—practised charity and benevolence --and is still ready to , foster and cherish, uphold and sup port, every loyal and manly effort to shake off 1-the shackles of a Despotic Usurper, whote gi gantic strides of unsfitiated ambition and un goenched lust for power could only be permitted by Providence for a time, andlor.purposes beyond human comprehension.—The termination is at-- rived ! !—To your Prince was reserved the honour Of flying from oppression. The. spark of kindling Liberty, emanating, from so magnanimous a. resolve has diffused itself with such incredible velocity tfiroughout the whole peopled world, that the page•of 'history will scarce be able to keep pace with the im portant events to which it may give rise. The fame of Portugal, founded upon the fortitUde of its' Prince, is for ever established. "All Spain is in arms, against the common Tyrant, Usurper, and Oppressor—the cry of Death or Freedom !, resounds troni one end of the King dom to the other—the Government is in danger, and all true Spaniards alive to a sense of it; The dis honourable career of corruption has been run—the arts and .machinations to divide been attempted, and . the sanguinary scenes to terrify been pra6tis ed in vain (arts to' which the French Ruler owes his fortune,,and other unhappy Countries their subjugation); in vain Chas and will it prove to quell the true Castilian spirit, bursting forth to convinc e an astonished, but admiring world, that a nation's native valour once roused to Infliata potent yen zeance, can neither meet or know an obstacle to its acCom-plishineht. The Tyrant of 'EuroPe now trembles—his ill-gotten honours totter ! Join, tuguese, join ! and partake the glory of example to the oppressed Nations'of the earth. ‘,‘ Soon will those. Nation4;too long supinely ,sub. servient to the tyrannical will of a base . -b(arn Usurper, emulating your bright display of valour, fortitude,' and loyalty, burst their fetters and resuine their freedom," NAVAL NEWS. IF FALMOUTH, JULY 8.---.Arriv.l the Stag P r ivatee of and for Guernsey, with a cargo of wine, fr° l/1 Gijon, in to Ays, and has landed an English Ge ri ' tleman cha - rged with Dispatches from Mr. Htitril l (the Brilisb Agent there), and reports that the French have been driven out of Madrid, and 11 ' 3t there had been a battle fought in that neighbou, r hood, it: which the whole of tlie French force ther e were defeated, with the exception of about 5 0 Q 0 men, who bad entrenched themselves, and we re waiting for reinforcements; also that the French Fleet at Cadiz had surrendered to the Spaniards' after four. days bombardment from the Batterie sl manned by British soldiers. Also arrived the Black Joke Lugger, from Gijol l ' in four days, and landed a Spanish Officer (Nho 0 off express for London), and reports that the had lost 17,000 men near Arragon, and more t o other parts, the wnole to the amount of 35,0°- i In en. His Majesty's Ship Scorpion had arrived at Gijo' frci - r1 Plymouth, with two Officers and a supply ° arms and ammunition, which were thankfully te• ceived by the Patriots. PoRTSMOUTIS, JULY 10:—Yesierday arrived L Trium,oh, of 74 guns, Capt. Sir T. HARDY, f1:032 the Downs. Sailed the Bustard Sloop of War, with six e t seven Sail of Transports, having on board the Spa` nisli Prisoners which were liberated at this Port, ibt the coast of Spain:. The Little Belt Brig of War takes convoy Africa; the Poihone Frigate to, the Aleuiterranoloi and the Steady Gun-brig to tile Brazils. SHEERNESS, JULY g.-Sailed the Parthian Slab of War, CaLit. BALDERSTON, and Devastation kialr Capt. SMITH, with Gun-boats, tor Gottenburgh. The Sceptre, 64, has sailed for Chatham, Frigate tOr the Mediterranean, and * ll Leveret Sloop of War, with two Gun-boats, for tb ° Baltic. Arrived last night, and anchored at the Little Not e ' a Swedish Luggcr. PLYMOUTH, JULY 9.—Arrived the Printroi l Sloop of War, Capt. MAN, from _Lisbon, whi ch place she left the vsth ult. She has brought patctws•ot the utmost importance. The Portugue s6 ' emulating the conduEt of the brave Spaniards, ho e, it is said, risen en niasse 3 and Gen. JUNOT, with OF D wards of I 0,000 men, was completely hemmed to at Fort St. Julien, cut off from all supplies. Sailed the Joseph Cutter to the Westward. .71 Arrived His IVlajeays Ship .14,liant, (A 74 gi 7 Capt. YOUNG, from off Brest, to relit ; and the Entreprenante Cutter. Arrived Le Pere Ccesar French Brig Letter Marque, of 18 guns, captured by the Seine 1 11# gate; she was from Martinique, bound to L'O: laden with a valuable cargo. Arrived ine Lima Frigate from off L'Orient. The Primrose, accompanied by the Rapid Guir • brig, went into the Tagus a few tights previous to the sailing of the former, in order to cut out ts° valuable Merchantmen, when a, of from one of 1 12° Batteries struck the itapid between wind and vtatcfl and sunk her almost i,ustantaneously , l; fOrtunately i: was nearly a calm, which enabled the itgats Primrose to save the whole of the crew. BLIONAPARTZ is . at the head of 100,000 rp cfl marching towards Madrid. The French took possession of St. Andero on O e 23d ult. The Spaniards spiked their guns and jr stroyed all their powder. WEYMOUTH, JULY 7.—By the Charming illugg Bye-Boat, Capt. PUTRON, arrived from Guernie,r' we have advice' of the arrival at that Island of French Chasse Mar6e, laden with rosin, Captured bi La Sorcierre Privateer, of Guernsey ; spoke a ICl'', days ago one of His Majesty's Guu-'o;igs, who formed the Prize Master, that they had, inconaPaO r with the Speedwell Privateer, captured a FretTelt CO' vette from the West Indies, with Dispatches. CORK, JULY 4. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY left Dublin yesterckil for this city ; his b aggage was sent oil in two Cotn" ; missariat waggons on-Sat ur d a y l ast . H e w i ll, if .. 'unexpected. interruption should occur, arrive here to-morrow. . . A, King's Messe n g er , we understand, arrived ; u town this day with Dispatches tbr•A!!mi-rai SHED and General FLOYD. Two Rvgitnetits of In lantry and a Regiment of Cavalry will join the Ex" pedition embarked here, which it is expected will very shortly proceed on its destination. Packets are to be established immediately between. , Fal 11,,uth and Corunna. Ministers had a Meeting at'.the Foreign Office , last week, every day except Monday, trom thrca o'clock till 'six. The Duke of PoitTLAND attended them all. The Order for proclaiming Peace with Spain was not finally agreed upon till near tive o'clock on Tuesday att,Tnoon. The press of Gazette was stopped for it. CoUtit•MAi-rattosA dioed yesterday with th,; Ptiv cess of, WALES.,• at Blackheath.